Order and borrow

The medical library serves the hospital's staff and students in practice. ID cards must be presented upon request.

Who can borrow?

• The library primarily serves staff at Ahus
• Students in practice can borrow from the library's collections
• Staff with primary affiliation to another educational institution are advised to use their institution's library

Library card

• Staff must have an ID card from Ahus to be registered as a borrower. If you have a national library card, this can be used as a library card in the medical library (the card must be registered in our system before you can borrow)
• Students use their student card/library card from their institution as a library card in the medical library (the card must be registered in our system before you can borrow)
• You are responsible for ensuring that your contact information is always correct in the library's register

Loan periods

• The loan period for books is normally 4 weeks (loans from other libraries may have different loan periods)
• Journals are not available for loan

Loans from other libraries (interlibrary loans)

• Books you need for professional development, research, or studies can be borrowed from other libraries
• This applies only to Ahus staff
• Students and others with primary affiliation to another educational institution must contact their institution for this service

Renewing loans

• Loans can be renewed up to 5 times if the books are not reserved for others
• You can renew your own loans via Oria.no

Late returns

• When the loan period has expired, we send reminders
• If the material is not returned or replaced after repeated reminders, the borrower will lose borrowing rights until the material is returned or replaced
• Liability for replacement arises if the material is not returned. Replacement claims will be sent 2 weeks after the loss of borrowing rights

Lost or damaged (liability for replacement)

• You are personally responsible for what you borrow and for returning it to the library within the loan periods
• Lost or damaged material can be replaced with a new copy or a replacement fee equivalent to the purchase price + NOK 350 in administrative fees
• For material borrowed from other libraries, the replacement amount is determined by the owning library
• All fees will remain in the system until the borrower has settled their account. Borrowers with outstanding fees will be blocked

1. Log in to Oria.no
   
2. Find the desired book/article
3. Click on Order document or Order copy
   
4. Make any adjustments or add comments in the form
   
5. Click Order document
   
6. The order will be sent to the library at Ahus, and you will be notified when you can collect it from the library or have the material sent to you
   

If you cannot find the desired book or article, you can click on Order at the top of Oria and fill out the order form.

You can also use the feedback button in Oria or send orders to biblioteket@ahus.no

Purchase proposals can be sent to biblioteket@ahus.no